JP2876038B2 - Conveyor for meat chunks in ham etc. production equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a method of supplying meat chunks into a groove, filling them into a filling cylinder, filling them, and extruding the meat chunks in the filling cylinder. More particularly, the present invention relates to a conveying device for sequentially feeding meat chunks into grooves in a device for producing ham or the like.

(Prior Art) A predetermined length of meat mass is manually supplied into a semicircular groove, and the semicircular groove is covered with a semicircular groove cover, and the meat mass in the groove is filled with a predetermined length. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known an apparatus which fills a cylinder by filling it, cuts the pushed mass of meat into a length of the filling cylinder, and extrudes the meat mass in the filling cylinder into a casing to produce ham or the like. (JP-B 60-36250, JP-B 1-3)
In the known apparatus for producing ham and the like, the meat chunk is manually supplied into the semicircular groove.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the known apparatus for producing ham or the like, since the meat chunks are manually supplied, the once supplied meat chunks of a predetermined length are all pushed into the filling cylinder. Each time the next piece of meat is supplied to the groove, there is a problem that the work cannot be performed unless one supply worker cuts off one manufacturing apparatus.

Also, since the meat chunks were manually supplied into the grooves,
There was also a risk that the worker was involved in an accident due to erroneous operation.

Furthermore, since the work is manual work, the work efficiency is reduced.

In order to improve the above drawback, it is advisable to arrange a plurality of meat chunks in series and to supply them to the groove automatically from the lateral direction of the groove. As described above, if the meat chunk is automatically supplied, the above problem can be solved.

Further, in a food machine such as a manufacturing device for ham or the like, what is handled is fresh food such as meat. For this reason, it is desired that cleaning can be performed completely after the operation of the apparatus has been completed. That is, if a piece of meat from the previous day of operation remains attached to the apparatus, it will rot and may contaminate the fresh meat mass at the next operation.

Therefore, in the case of using a transfer device, it is desired that the transfer device be easy to clean and completely remove dirt.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a meat lump conveying device that enables a worker of a manufacturing device for ham or the like to supply a meat lump.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for transporting meat chunks having good cleaning properties.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a transport device that prevents contamination of equipment by meat juice or meat pieces falling from a meat mass.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an operation mechanism of a transfer device which is intermittently moved by a simple mechanism.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a transport device that can increase the number of meat chunks to be supplied while improving safety.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The feature of the present invention is that a meat lump is supplied into a groove,
This is pushed into a filling cylinder to be filled, and furthermore, in a meat lump conveying device in a device for manufacturing a ham or the like by extruding the meat lump in the filling cylinder, the conveying device places the meat lump in series and An endless conveyor arranged laterally with respect to the groove, and means for intermittently driving the endless conveyor by a predetermined length by matching the endless conveyor with the apparatus for manufacturing ham or the like.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the apparatus for producing ham and the like to which the present invention is applied is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 60-36250 and Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 1-38455.
And the transfer device 1 according to the present invention.
Is for placing the meat mass 2 and carrying it toward the groove 3. The groove 3
It is intended to be formed over the upper and lower and lower groove 3 ₁ and upper groove 3 ₂ As shown in Figure 3. When the meat mass 2 is fed to the lower groove 3 _1, upper groove 3 ₂ groove 3 described above is lowered is formed,
The meat chunk 2 is filled in a filling cylinder 5 held by the rotating body 4 by a pushing rod (not shown). The meat mass 2 filled in the filling tube 5 is cut at the entrance of the filling tube 5, and the rotating body 4 is rotated. Then, the meat chunk 2 filled in the filling cylinder 5 is discharged through the discharge cylinder 6 by an extruding rod (not shown). In this case, the meat lumps 2 are put into the casing by covering the discharge cylinder 6 with a casing (not shown). Increase the upper groove 3 ₂ When the meat mass 2 in the groove 3 is pushed into the whole filling tube to allow the supply of the next piece of meat 2.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6, the transport device 1 is provided with a supply device for carrying the meat mass 2 and transporting the meat mass 2 from the lateral direction of the groove 3 to the groove 3 and an operating mechanism for driving the supply device. And a gantry part. The supply device is integrally formed. In particular, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of support rods 7 are used to attach a side wall portion, which is a part of an outer fixed frame 8 described later, of the gantry portion. It is fitted in the formed support groove 9. By lifting the support rod 7, the supply device can be removed from the gantry part and is ready for cleaning the device. Referring particularly to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, in the supply device, a sprocket 12 is rotatably mounted near the front and rear ends of the inner fixed frame 10.
Is wound with a chain 13 as an endless running body, and a meat mass supply rod 14 is attached to the chain 13 at a predetermined interval H to form an endless conveyor. Meat supply rod 14
Is determined by the size of the meat mass 2 placed and transported during this interval. In this embodiment, the meat lump supply rod 14 has a square cross section, but may have a circular or other cross section. It is better to make the cross section square.
When a later-described cover plate 15 is used, this is a preferred embodiment in that the meat lump 2 is not entangled between the cover plate 15 and the cover plate 15.

A cover plate 15 is fixed to the inner fixed frame 10. In the present embodiment, the meat mass 2 is placed on the cover plate 15. Especially the sixth
As shown in the figure, the cover plate 15 is provided at a slight distance h from the meat lump supply rod 14 at the upper position, and the meat lump 2 transferred on the cover plate 15 is positioned on the lower surface of the meat lump supply rod 14. The meat juice and the meat pieces falling from the meat chunk 2 are discharged while receiving the meat juice and the meat pieces. Note that the interval h can be eliminated. In this case, it is necessary that the sliding portion between the meat chunk supply rod 14 and the cover plate 15 be made of a combination of materials that does not cause galling. Interval h
By eliminating the above, the juice and meat pieces remaining on the cover plate 15 described above are reduced, and the discharge effect is further improved. This prevents contamination of the devices constituting the operating mechanism (such as the cylinder 16 and the piston rod 17 described later) with the meat juice or meat pieces. In the gantry, as shown in FIG. 5, a cylinder 16 is fixed to the outer fixed frame 8, and a piston rod 17 is provided on the cylinder 16 so as to be extendable and contractible. A push member 18 is provided at the tip of the piston rod 17. The pushing member 18 is slidably supported by the two right and left guide rods 11. A swing member 19 is attached to the pressing member 18, and the swing member 19 is swingably attached to a support shaft 20 and is pressed by a spring 21 so as to be maintained in an upright direction. The length of the oscillating member 19 is such that the tip of the oscillating member 19 abuts on the meat lump supply rod 14 located below.

The meat chunks 2 are placed and conveyed between the respective meat chunk supply rods 14 during operation, but in order to load as many meat chunks 2 as possible on the supply device, the meat chunk supply It is preferable that there is no obstacle above the bar 14. On the other hand, in order to ensure the safety of the worker, it is preferable to attach a protective device so that the hand is not caught in the groove 3 from the tip side of the transfer device. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, a guard plate 22 and a guard frame 23
Is installed. Referring also to FIGS. 3 and 6, the guard plate 22 partially covers the leading end of the transfer device.
The guard frame 23 is formed in a U-shape by a frame material, and is positioned so as to protrude forward from the guard plate 22. By placing the meat mass 2 on the cover 15 between the meat mass supply rods 14 through a gap in the frame of the guard frame 23, the meat mass 2 can be placed to the tip of the transport device. The gap width W of the guard frame 23 in the front-rear direction is determined so that the insertion of the meat chunk 2 does not hinder and does not reach the groove 3 even if an operator puts his hand.

The operation of the thus configured transport apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

Referring mainly to FIG. 5, first, the meat chunks 2 are placed on the cover 15 between the respective meat chunk supply rods. Then, the cylinder 16 is operated to extend the piston rod 17. Then, the swinging member 19 strokes from the position of the broken line P in FIG. 5 to the position of the broken line Q in FIG.
The meat chunk supply rod 14 attached to the
To move to the position S. Then, the meat lump placed between advanced meat mass feed rod 14 is dropped into the lower groove 3 ₁ of the groove 3. The cover plate 15 is folded back at the forefront of the transporting device 1, and since the gap h between the cover plate 15 and the meat lump supply rod 14 is maintained in this folded portion, the meat juice falling from the meat lump 2 is maintained. And the discharge of meat pieces are performed reliably. Then, pushing the meat mass 2 to the filling tube 5 is covered with a upper groove 3 ₂ As is known, into the manufacturing process of ham and the like.

In the meantime, the piston rod 17 contracts and returns to the original position, but when the swing member 19 hits the meat mass supply rod 14 at the time of return, the swing member 19 swings and tilts, and the chain 13 is operated. The swing member 19 returns to the position shown by the broken line P in FIG. When meat lump supplied into the groove 3 is removed, the upper groove 3 ₂ rises, in order to drop supply the next piece of meat 2 in the lower groove 3 within ₁ operates as cylinder 16 described above, the next cycle Be started.

In addition, looking at the degree of reduction of the plurality of meat chunks 2 placed on the transport device 1, the worker of the manufacturing device for ham or the like appropriately places the next meat chunk 2 on the transport device, without resting. It can be operated continuously.

Even if meat juice or meat pieces fall from meat chunk 2 during operation,
Since it falls on the cover plate 15 and is discharged from the end, it does not contaminate the internal mechanism such as the cylinder.

In addition, the meat mass supply rod 14 is pushed by the swinging member 19, and when returning, the swinging member 19 gets over the meat mass supply rod 14 and returns, so that the amount of one chain movement (the movement amount of the meat mass supply rod) becomes constant. Thus, the meat chunk 2 can be reliably fed into the groove 3.

Furthermore, since the meat chunk 2 can be placed near the tip,
Since a large number of meat chunks can be placed at one time, and the meat chunks 2 are placed through the gap of the guard frame 23, the hand does not reach the groove 3 by mistake and there is no injury.

When one day's work is completed, the supply device is taken out of the gantry portion and washed. In this case, since the lower surface side of the supply device can be sufficiently cleaned, no dirt remains.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the meat chunk 2 on the cover plate 15 is pushed in by the meat chunk supply rod 14, but the present invention does not use the cover 15 but on the adjacent meat chunk supply rod 14. The meat chunks can be placed and transported to the groove 3.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention described above, the following technical effects can be obtained.

According to the present invention, since the transport device is provided in the lateral direction of the groove, the meat chunk can be placed on the transport device without the worker of the manufacturing device for producing ham or the like moving, so that idle time does not occur.

The washing performance of the equipment is improved, and hygienic and high-quality hams and the like can be obtained.

Further, since the equipment provided inside is not contaminated by the juice or meat pieces falling from the meat mass, the durability of the equipment is improved and the sanitation is improved.

Further, since a mechanism for intermittently moving the meat mass can be obtained by a reciprocating mechanism having a simple structure, the cost can be reduced and an accurate transition stroke can be obtained.

Furthermore, since the hand does not reach the groove, the safety is improved and the number of the supplied meat chunks can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire ham or the like manufacturing apparatus to which the conveying apparatus of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the conveying apparatus shown in FIG. Plan view, third
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the transfer device, FIG. 5 (a) is a cross-sectional view showing an operation mechanism of the transfer device, and FIG. 5 (b) is an end of the cover plate of FIG. 5 (a). FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view for explaining the vicinity, and FIG.
It is BB sectional drawing of figure (a). 1: Conveyor, 2: Lump, 3: Groove, 5: Filling cylinder 13: Chain, 14: Lump supply rod, 15: Cover plate 16: Cylinder, 17: Piston rod 19: Swing member, 20: Support Shaft, 22: guard plate 23: guard frame

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A meat chunk conveying device in a device for feeding meat chunks into a groove, filling them into a filling cylinder, filling them, and further extruding the meat chunks in the filling cylinder to produce ham and the like. An endless conveyor in which the conveying device places the mass of meat in series and is arranged laterally with respect to the groove, and the endless conveyor is intermittently driven by a predetermined length by matching with the manufacturing device of the ham or the like. Means for conveying meat chunks in a device for producing ham or the like. 2. The endless running body according to claim 1, wherein the transport device intermittently drives the endless running body, a meat mass supply rod attached to the endless running body, and the endless running body by a predetermined length. Means for conveying meat chunks in a device for producing ham or the like, characterized by comprising: 3. An apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cover plate is provided below a meat supply rod located at an upper position, in a ham etc. manufacturing apparatus. . 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for intermittently driving includes a cylinder, a reciprocating piston rod, and a swing provided at a tip of the piston rod. A device for transporting meat chunks in a device for producing ham or the like, comprising a member. 5. The guard plate according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a guard plate is provided above the front end of the transfer device and covers the vicinity of the front end of the transfer device, and a guard plate is provided in front of the guard plate. A device for transporting meat chunks in a manufacturing device for hams or the like, comprising a guard member provided so as to extend in a letter shape and having a gap provided in the middle.